That’s England won the group then…
...according to the 'experts'. The reaction from certain quarters to England hanging on for a draw in their Euro 2012 opener against a poor French team was quite predictable. ...read this Blog post →
Have the teams in the Euros been trying to make England…
...feel good about themselves? Opening games of tournaments have become increasingly cagey affairs, teams scared of getting off to a bad start, leading to some dire football and said teams ending up on the wrong end of a bad start. ...read this Blog post →
RIP Bert Weeden…
...Mr. Guitar. All those guitar players that came out of the coffee shops and clubs of Britain in the 50s and 60s in Britain pretty much have one thing in common Bert Weeden's 'Play In A Day' book. ...read this Blog post →
It’s that old “I backed a horse at ten to one…
...it didn't get in until half past three"...making it's post Grand National annual appearance again. ...read this Blog post →
Is there any magic…
...out there? Spurs three nil cruise over Cheltenham Town with a second string outfit really didn't enhance the F.A. Cup or increase it's importance. ...read this Blog post →
There was only one winner of the SPotY…
...and thankfully the British public got it right. A Mark Cavendish was crowned BBC Sports Personalty of the year with nearly 50% of the vote. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, Cricket, cycling, England, Mark Cavendish, Sport, Sports, Sports Personality Of The Year, SPotY
The SPotY nominations shortlist…
...doesn't matter. Females or no females I've said it before and I'll say it again. There's only one winner. Cav. The Manx Missile. Mark Cavendish. ...read this Blog post →
Whistle while you work, Hitler is a…
...twerp. He's half barmy, so's his army, whistle while you work. ...read this Blog post →
Bonnet de Douche…
...Rodney. John Sullivan who died last week was responsible for two and more of the funniest moments in TV history. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, comedy, Del Boy, Del Trotter, Grandad, John Sullivan, Only Fools And Horses, Rodney Trotter, Trigger, TV
Ah the romance is back in football…
... isn't that what ITV kept telling you? Nobody mentioned it at The Lane as Spurs beat Charlton with reasonable ease after the half-time introduction of Luka Modric which everyone had to suffer listening to on the radio. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Alan Green, BBC, Charlton, FA Cup, Football, Harry Redknapp, ITV, Jaqui Oatley, Jermain Defoe, Luka Modric, MotD, radio, Sandro, Sport, Spurs, Tottenham Hotspur, Wilson Palacios
Russia and Qatar made some FIFA execs…
...very happy. Wait shouldn't that be the other way round? FIFA execs made Russia and Qatar happy after their names were pulled from the envelopes telling us who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 2018, BBC, Business, David Beckham, England, Football, Geoff Thompson, Gordon Brown, Host, Jack Warner, Lies, Lord Triesman, media, money, Qatar, Russia, Sepp Blatter, World Cup, World Cup 2018, World Cup Bid
Breakfast of champions…
...slice of toast and some ice cubes. 15 times champion jump jockey Tony McCoy sacrifices a lot to keep at the top of his sport, his diet is a prime example. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, Commonwealth Games, Football, Grand National, horses, racing, Sport, Tony McCoy, whinging
We'll all be murdered…
...in our beds. Because if any police numbers are cut how are they going to chase down pensioners on bikes and where will the man power come from to investigate the ramblings of a fantasist. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 1970s, BBC, government, Labour, Ray Gosling, sleep, The Police, unions
They're here already! You're next!…
...You're next, You're next...! Invasion Of The Body Snatchers is a classic piece of 1950s American paranoia cinema and the film that Kevin McCarthy is probably best remembered for. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → BBC, Film, films, Horror, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, Kevin McCarthy, sleep
At least it didn't go to pelanties…
...Chris. Lot of people reaching Toxic Web after searching for "Chris Waddle rant" not to find it. Thy're just finding mentions of Chris Waddle and the mental block after 1990 which means he is unable to say the word penalty. Or that classic rant from a QPR fan. ...read this Blog post →